Netflix shares sink on subscriber woes
Netflix Inc. shares sank Thursday on slower subscriber growth and fears of increased competition ahead. The world's largest Internet video service provider said late Wednesday that its subscriber...
View ArticleVisitor charged with lewd conduct
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Tennessee man has been charged with lewd and lascivious conduct after a police investigation into several accusations of inappropriate behavior toward children, officials...
View ArticleHuman trafficker receives life sentence
PANAMA CITY — Jacobo Feliciano-Francisco was sentenced in United States District Court on Wednesday to life in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping, retaliating against a witness, conspiracy,...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court puts limits on phone tracking
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Police in Florida aren't allowed to use a cellphone to track someone's movements according to a sweeping new ruling from the Florida Supreme Court. The court by a 5-2 vote ruled...
View ArticlePortable fan blows up Florida governor's race (#FANGATE VIDEO)
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — The Florida governor's race was spinning wildly on Thursday, almost as fast as that electric fan former Gov. Charlie Crist insists on bringing along to campaign appearances. The...
View ArticleJacksonville man gets life in prison in loud music killing
JACKSONVILLE (AP) — A Florida man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a teenager in an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store was sentenced Friday to life...
View ArticleRESTORE webinar scheduled
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a RESTORE Act funding and projects webinar Wednesday at 5 p.m. There...
View ArticleDefense Sec. Hagel seeks info on Iraq chemical weapons exposure
WASHINGTON (AP) — A defense official says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has asked his military chiefs and service-branch secretaries to look into questions about the medical care and treatment of...
View ArticleWalkers will honor Domestic Violence Month
LYNN HAVEN — The second annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” walkathon will be Saturday at the Lynn Haven Recreation Center. The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes program is being sponsored by The Alpha Kappa...
View ArticleHathaway Bridge maintenance rescheduled
PANAMA CITY — Routine bridge maintenance work in the westbound travel lanes of U.S. 98 across the Hathaway Bridge previously scheduled for Oct. 13 through Oct. 17 has been rescheduled to Monday...
View ArticleNorthwest Florida brewery introduces seasonal beer
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Santa Rosa Beach brewery Grayton Beer Company recently introduced its new seasonal beer, a pumpkin-spiced ale donning the name “Gourdgeous,” to retailers and bars in the area. With...
View ArticleEDA: 120 new aerospace jobs coming
PANAMA CITY — The local economy soon will take flight with 120 new aerospace technology jobs at the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, officials with the Bay County Economic Development...
View ArticleSongwriters festival blasts off in Gulf County (SCHEDULE)
PORT ST. JOE — Gulf County will be filled with award-winning songwriters this weekend, as the sixth annual Blast on the Bay Songwriters’ Festival kicked off Friday. The festival is welcoming 30...
View ArticleBay unemployment drops in September (REPORT)
PANAMA CITY — After a rise in Bay County’s jobless rate following the end of the summer tourism season, rates showed a decrease in September, according to figures the Florida Department of Economic...
View ArticleSheldon lays out contrasts in attorney general race
PANAMA CITY — After more than four decades of service as a politician, advocate and private-practice attorney, George Sheldon feels like his work is not done yet. “What has happened somehow in this...
View ArticleIt’s the underwater pumpkin, Charlie Brown (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Carving a pumpkin can get a little complicated. There is an uneven surface, the course shell with a stringy inner layer — perfect for making a normal, two-eyed head into a...
View ArticleFive restaurants closed during health inspections (INSPECTION REPORTS)
PANAMA CITY — Five Bay County restaurants were briefly shut down this year since March after health inspectors found signs of roach and rodent activity near food storage areas and, in some cases, in...
View ArticleLate field goal gives Arnold dramatic win over Catholic
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Austin Peffers waited four years to kick the most important field goal of his high school career. Peffers, Arnold’s entrenched place-kicker for the past four years, booted a...
View ArticleU2's PR nightmare
America is sitting at a bar -- I like to think of American as a sexy lady – and who comes traipsing up to start a conversation but U2 and its wingman Apple. Everything is great; America is entranced...
View ArticleVoters to decide fate of medical marijuana
PANAMA CITY — With Florida voters slated to weigh in on a measure to legalize medical cannabis in the coming weeks, campaign interest groups are launching last-ditch efforts to sell marijuana as...
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